Proposed European Conference of Ministers of Posts and Telecommunications

Resolution 171 (1959)

Author(s):

Parliamentary Assembly

Origin

Assembly Debate 14th September 1959 (15th Sitting) (see Doc. 1028, Report of the Economic Committee). Text adopted by the Assembly on 14th September 1959 (15th Sitting).

The Assembly,

Having regard to Recommendation 206 on a proposed European Conference of Ministers of Posts and Telecommunications ;

Having regard also to Resolution (58) 21 of the Committee of Ministers concerning European co-operation in the field of posts and telecommunications,

Resolves to ask members to introduce in its own Parliament an appropriate text designed to ensure that each Member Government :

1 will instruct its delegates to the European Conference of Posts and Telecommunications Administrations to treat that Conference as preparatory to a European Conference of Ministers of Posts and Telecommunications, as proposed by the Assembly, and to take whatever further measures are necessary to continue the Conference's work on a ministerial basis at an early date ;

2 will instruct its representative on the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to support the implementation of Recommendation 206 and to give whatever assistance may be needed therein.